During Hulaween festival 2024, Chris Dyer had the chance to sit down for an in-depth mystical conversation with artist friend Torus Energy aka Jack Lightfoot.

Jack shares the meaning behind the name Torus Energy, his artwork, the inspiring interplay between dark and light, dream realm visions and channelings.

The two also discuss the rapidly evolving trajectory of humanity towards singularity, AI, consciousness, how they are learning from what they are observing and how to navigate.

About the Artist:

Jack William Lightfoot under the pseudonym Torus energy is a multifaceted artist and creator from the UK born in 1992. Projects include painting, fashion design, architecture, carpentry, digital design and many others. Born in the Midlands countryside and exploring world's in search of constant inspiration to the work he creates with these experiences attempts to represent powerful unification of all the human spirits and in turn with the natural world and our part to play in it.

Website: 

www.torusenergyart.com

Social Media (IG): 

@thetorusenergy

During a visit to his former hometown of Montreal, Canada, our artist friend Chris Dyer sits down with longtime street artist friend, Derek, better known to many as “Troy Lovegates” or “Other”.

Derek shares about the magic he finds in street art, tales of train hoping and treasure hunting, the days when artists could focus freely and solely on their art, his worldwide travels as a unique creator, people watching in relation to his subject matter and working with a multitude of mediums.

About the Artist:

A self-described "collector of lost souls”, Lovegates focuses on the figure as a story, building motifs through heavily condensed mark-making. The figures in his work are sympathetically drawn from equal parts caricature and realistic observation.   

Website: 

https://www.troylovegates.com

Instagram:

@troy_lovegates

@otherscribbles

Chris makes a stop in Grass Valley California to meet up with artist friend, Miles Toland! 

He shares with us a multitude of knowledge regarding the importance of a proper studio space, organization, community, the relationship with different surfaces he paints upon, his love for traveling, street art and lots more!

About the Artist:

Miles’ creative juices have been squeezed from the fruits of graffiti culture, a BFA at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, live painting at festivals, and traveling around the world creating street art in places including Paris, Switzerland, Art Basel Miami, Mexico, Canada, and India. His mural series at the Beatles Ashram in Rishikesh has been published in the Smithsonian Magazine and The New York Times blog.

Website: https://www.milestoland.com/

Instagram: @milestoland

In this episode, Chris is in San Francisco California for some book launches and had the chance to visit the legendary Mark McCloud!!

In this episode of our Super Awesome Podcast Show, Chris visit his Visionary Artist friend Jessica Perlstein at her San Francisco California home studio.

Webpage: https://www.jessicaperlsteinart.com/Insta: @jessicaperstein

Chris visits Venice Beach aka, “Dog Town” where he and Greg Cipes tap into the 5th dimension amidst the flowing people-river all along the board walk. Best known for his roles as Beast Boy in Teen Titans, Michelangelo in Ninja Turtles and a myriad of other characters, Greg finds purpose in the multi-dimensional expressions of self, pure presence and belief that humans are innately good. 

About the Artist:

Born and raised in Florida, Greg began as performer starring in over 30 national television commercials, broadway musicals, movies and television shows. All this before the age of 15, he also self produced his first album. Over the past 17 years, he's garnered a massive audience, has starred in blockbuster films and TV shows, put out multiple albums, has produced his own TV shows and movies and has become one of the most recognized voice actors in the world. He currently is creating and producing his own television shows series.

Website: 

www.gregcipes.com

Social Media (IG): 

@gregcipes

YouTube:

@GregoryCipes

During his California book tour, Chris stops in Los Angelas to visit long-time friend Will, aka The Gaslamp Killer!

Will is a musician/DJ/producer with a far-out curiosity and interest in creating sounds that inspire the listener to shake and move! His broad cultural background and appreciation of beauty inspire his rich taste in personal esthetic and creative offerings that manifest into experimental, psychedelic music.

The two dive deep into the heart space of life's challenges, inspirations, growth, meaning and purpose.

About the Artist:

The Gaslamp Killer is a Los Angeles-based DJ and producer whose eclectic style ranges from psychedelia and world music to dubstep and left-field hip-hop. He is a longtime associate of Low End Theory, an influential club night dedicated to experimental hip-hop and electronic music, often considered the epicenter of the L.A. beat scene.

Website: 

https://thegaslampkiller.cussrecords.com

Bandcamp:

https://thegaslampkiller.bandcamp.com/album/ananda

Social Media (IG): 

@gaslampkiller

@airplanemodela

Chris visits with long time visionary art friend, Xavi Panneton in his Ashland Oregon studio! Xavi shares his artistic history that has evolved through drawing, graffiti, rave culture, visionary art, handmade clothing, his appreciation of techno and the mystical experience it evokes within him. All of this lends to the newer contemporary mural work he expresses today.

About the Artist:

Xavi Panneton is an artist with an evolving aesthetic where abstract, graffiti, and visionary art meets modern design.  He approaches his craft with a unique perspective made possible by his history of creating works across many genres. He is presently utilizing experimental processes that embrace both technology and mixed media to advance abstract expressionism for the 21st century.

Website: 

https://xaviart.com

Social Media (IG): 

@xavipanneton

Chris visits his long-time artist friend, Ishka Lha at her home studio where she shares the story of her Kundalini Awakening, how it forever changed the way she saw the world and gave her access to visions of beautiful archetypal beings and interdimensional energies. They talk more about the intentionality of her work here and how spirituality, creativity and love are woven together.

STAY TUNED til the end for a very special musical performance by @JAMeeSHKA !!

About the Artist:

Ishka Lha is an internationally celebrated visionary artist, musician, writer, ritualist, and mentor. She is part of a growing visionary art movement that is dedicated to the happiness of all beings, and approaches her creative process as a spiritual practice. Her art explores and celebrates the natural radiance inherent in all dimensions of life through the use of neo-traditional iconography and mythology. She is especially interested in what universal archetypes have most helpfully guided humankind's passage through time into greater avenues of mutual respect, understanding, and heartfelt livelihood.

Website:

www.ishkalha.com

Social Media: 

IG: @ishka_lha_art

FB: @the_art_of_ishka_lha

About JAMeeSHKA:

Co-creators, James Caran and Ishka Lha, delight in producing site-specific art and music journeys for private and public events, frequently causing audiences to erupt with fervid laughter, cry with introspective reverence, and dance in ecstatic wonderment.

Website/Links:

www.JAMeeSHKA.com

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Social Media: 

IG: @JAMeeSHKA

FB: @JAMeeSHKA

YT: @JAMeeSHKA

Live album available for purchase on Bandcamp. Studio album coming soon!

During a weekend conscious festival called "Sacred City", Chris sits down with world musician, healer and producer Poranguí for a transformative, spiritual conversation. Poranguí shares his mission of becoming a Chakaruna or “bridge person” and his intention of inspiring others to do the same. They also discuss the power our words, heart vs mind, healing the land and channeling medicine through creation.

About the Artist:

Poranguí is a world-renowned musician, composer, and therapeutic bodyworker who blends ancestral sounds and indigenous rhythms from around the globe to foster our individual and collective well-being. Through his live performances, which he creates from scratch using looping technology, he takes his audiences on a sonic journey that ranges from meditative to exhilarating, moving the body and elevating the spirit.

Website: 

https://www.porangui.com

Social Media (IG): 

@Porangui